Hp 48GX Black or Blue Display?

[Jonathan Busby]

(11-27-2023 10:10 AM)Hiwi Wrote:  Jonathan,
actually there are some 48G+ and 48GX on ebay with blue display and 'Made in Indonesia'.
The serialnumbers begin with ID8, ID9, ID0
Is this the production year? so 1998,1999 and 2000?
Ralf

Well, I didn't intend to give the impression that I was doubting you, just that, from what I've seen, the Indonesian models with a blue display seem to have been manufactured for a very short time, hence their rarity.

As regards the "ID8" serial numbers, that's indeed Indonesian, but what's strange is the very early date, namely 1998. AFAIK, I thought that the HP48GX, up until some time before 1999 or 2000, had only been manufactured in Singapore.

I have an HP48GX with a blue display that was manufactured in Singapore around 1995 and another that was manufactured in Singapore circa 1997 or 1998 ( Sorry for the lack of an exact date, but the latter calculator is part of my collection -- not one of my "workhorse" calculators -- and I don't feel like getting it out of its box while treating everything like some sort of gossamer glass ). So, it would appear that HP, at one time, was manufacturing HP48GXs in Indonesia at the same time they were manufacturing them in Singapore, but apparently for a very short time.

I think 1997 or 1998 were the last years HP manufactured any HP48GXs in Singapore. But, it's strange that the Indonesian models with the blue display were being manufactured in 2000, as that's when I thought HP had transitioned to the "black-on-light-tan" or "black-on-light-grey" ( mainly Chinese models ) displays.

Anyways, seeing as these are on TAS ( eBay ), I'd be a little suspicious because of the large amount of counterfeit items in listings. That at least applies to Nokia N900s and N9s, as one can hardly find *any* on TAS, or even a non-auction retailer, that aren't counterfeits from Shenzhen China.

Regards,

Jonathan